401  
CDUS44 KLCH 180826  
CLILFT  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA  
226 AM CST MON DEC 18 2023  
   
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..THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 17 2023  
 
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020  
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1893 TO 2023  
 
WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST  
VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR  
NORMAL    
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TEMPERATURE (F)  
YESTERDAY  
MAXIMUM 62 3:50 PM 82 1924 64 -2 54  
MINIMUM 46 7:53 AM 22 1901 45 1 38  
AVERAGE 54 55 -1 46  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 3.15 1995 0.16 -0.16 0.04  
MONTH TO DATE 8.16 2.54 5.62 1.04  
SINCE DEC 1 8.16 2.54 5.62 1.04  
SINCE JAN 1 45.18 60.39 -15.21 51.03  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0 0.0 MM MM MM MM  
MONTH TO DATE 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0  
SINCE DEC 1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0  
SINCE JUL 1 0.0 MM MM 0.0  
SNOW DEPTH MM  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 11 11 0 19  
MONTH TO DATE 117 173 -56 62  
SINCE DEC 1 117 173 -56 62  
SINCE JUL 1 294 386 -92 292    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 17 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (320)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 23 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (330)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 9.2  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 93 6:00 AM  
LOWEST 44 3:00 PM  
AVERAGE 69  
   
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 64 81 1924  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 45 18 1901  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
DECEMBER 18 2023......SUNRISE 6:58 AM CST SUNSET 5:11 PM CST  
DECEMBER 19 2023......SUNRISE 6:59 AM CST SUNSET 5:11 PM CST  
 
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.  
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.  
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.  
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.  
 
 
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